Lipoma

lipoma

li·po·ma

, pl. lipomas (li-pōmă, -măz)

A benign neoplasm of adipose tissue, composed of mature fat cells.

[lipo- + G. -oma, tumor]

lipoma (lipō´mə),

n a benign tumor characterized by fat cells.

lipoma

a benign fatty tumor usually composed of mature fat cells. They have a special importance in horses, in which the pedunculated tumors in the abdominal cavity uncommonly twist themselves around a loop of small intestine, sometimes just below the pylorus or around the rectum. The occurrence of this particular form of colic is limited to horses 12 years or older. The clinical signs are not diagnostic except that the strangulation of the rectum causes a purse-string closure of the lumen just inside the anus and is easily detected at rectal examination.

localized nodules of normal looking fat in sucutaneous tissue in most species.

Patient discussion about lipoma

Q. can lypoma be cure with age of 45 female 100% i have lypoma at back between arm from long time my age is 45 also has problem of sorises let me know how can it be cured

A. Nothing is 100% in medicine, so no one can guarantee you anything. However, provided it's indeed lipoma (a benign tumor, not cancer which is called liposarcoma), then it's not suppose to cause any specific problems after it's removed surgically.

You may read more here:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/1209.htm

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